Hair dyeing equipment



1 1938. ACARAWAN' 2,110,041

HAIR DYEING EQUIPMENT Filed May 2, 1936 9 A ar/2Z5 Uarawah 5. INVENTOR HIS ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 1, 1938 PATET- GFE i1? 4 Claims.

My invention relates to the art of hair dressing, and has among its objects and advantages the provision of improved dye applying facilities.

With a comb of conventional design.

A further object is to provide an improved dye dish designed to facilitate handling of the dye, 10, and in which the dish is further designed to cooperate with my specific swab mount.

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a comb embodying my invention; 15 Fig. 2 is a side view;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a dye dish; Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 55 20 of Fig, 4; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view along the line 66 of Fig. 5.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention, I make use of a comb Ill including 25 the usual back l2, a group of coarse teeth 14, and a group of fine teeth l6. To the back I? I connect a swab mount l8 in the nature of a prong 20, normally lying in substantially parallel relation with the edge 22 of the back I2. 30 One end of the prong 20 includes a lip 24 positioned within a recess 26 in the back I2. The back is enlarged at 28 to accommodate the recess The ends of the pin 32 may be riveted at 34 to prevent longitudinal displacement of the pin. The lip 24 fits snugly between the walls 30 and 4,0 the riveted pin 32 holds the walls in frictional relation with the lip so as to prevent accidental shifting of the prong 20 aboutits axis. One edge of the lip 24 comprises a straight reach 38 which bears against the bottom 40 of the recess .5 26 to limit the rotary movement of the prong 28 in the direction of the comb, and the prong will be effectively restrained from pivotal movement. In operation, I mount a dye swab 42 upon the prong 20. The swab may comprise cotton Wrapped around the prong. I provide the prong 2D with a plurality of grooves running in crossed spiral relation about the prong. The grooved 1 surface provides good anchorage for the dye swab.

Preparatory to wrapping the cotton about the prong 20, the prong may be pivoted to a position substantially at right angles to the comb, which facilitates wrapping of the cotton. After the cotton has been wrapped on the prong, the latter may be pivoted to the position of Fig. 2, at which time the dye swab is ready for use. I curve the lip at 48 concentrically about the pin 32 to permit pivotal movement of the prong 20).

In use, the dye swab is dipped in dye. With the gr dye swab properly saturated, the hair may be combed and separated, and the dye applied to the hair. The comb proper provides a grip for manipulating the dye swab. The small diameter of the dye swab permits the dye to be effectively applied close to the roots of the hair.

I prefer to make the prong slightly oval shape in cross-section, as indicated in Fig. 3. The oval shape provides a narrow pressure area longitudinally of the prong in addition to per- 20 mitting the use of sufficient material to give the mounting of the cotton, and the prong 20 is so constructed as to permit the comb to be used in the usual way.

In the application of dye to the hair, it is necessary that the dye amount of dye. carried to. permit the proper amount to be applied to the hair, but the dye should not run freely when the dye swab is pressed against the hair and worked close to the scalp. Many dyes are expensive and care must be exercised to prevent waste. 5

mount. In Fig. 4, the tray 50 comprises side walls 52 and end walls 54 and a bottom 56. The bottom 56 is raised to provide a floor 58 provided with a groove 60 of gentle curvature. The groove 62 comprises a container for dye, and one of the walls 52 may be provided with graduations 64 indicating the amount of dye contained therein. After the cotton 42 has been wound on the prong 20, the cotton is dipped in the dye in the compartment 62. Excess dye in the cotton is removed by placing the dye swab against the surface of the groove 60. The prong 20 is positioned in parallel relation with the groove and may be rolled about its longitudinal axis for squeezing out the necessary amount of dye. Excess dye the wall 54 associated there squeezed from the cotton flows back to the compartment 62 because of the angularity of the groove. The dye spilt on the floor 58 will blow irato the groove 60 and back to the compartment 6 I elevate the floor 58 tosuch a degree that with clears the back of the comb so as not to obstruct manipulation of the prong within the groove 60. The walls of the tray surrounding the floor 58 extend above the floor toprevent dye from spilling over the Walls.

The tray 50 may be provided with legs 68 of soft material to prevent scratching of the surface on which the tray is placed. Each of the walls 52 may be depressed at 66 to provide an effective grasp on the tray for moving purposes.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain my invention that others may,

by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. The combination of a dye tray having an elevated surface, a comb having a dye swab mount connected therewith, a. dye swab mounted on the swab mount, said swab mount being normally positioned substantially in parallel relation with the longitudinal axis of the comb and being spaced sufficiently far from one edge of the comb to permit the dye swab to be dipped in the tray,

said swab mount being so positioned with respect to the comb as to permit the dye swab to be rolled on the raised surface with the comb positioned substantially in parallel relation with the bottom of the tray.

2. A hair dye applying device comprising a comb including a back provided with teeth, a dye swab supporting prong having one end pivotally connected with the back of the comb, said prong normally lying in spaced and parallel relation with the back.

3. A hair dye applying device comprising a comb including a back having a recess, a dye swab supporting prong having an offset end, said ofiset end lying within said recess, means for pivotally connecting the offset end with the back of the comb, said prong normally lying in parallel, spaced relation with the back of the comb.

4. A hair dye applying device comprising a comb having a back provided with teeth, a dye swab supporting prong having one end pivotally connected with said back, said prong being movable about its axis away from said back to facilitate attachment of the dye swab, and means co-operable on the comb back and the prong, to prevent relative pivotal movement in the opposite direction beyond a predetermined degree -lor supporting the prong in spaced relation with said back.

ASHLEY CARAWAN. 

